Wusong Fortress, observation post on the top of the mountain.
Because Ye Ming was "bored", he went to the observation post on the top of the mountain to act as a sentinel, commanding four fortress guns to block and shoot at the Japanese warships on the river.
Since the Second Battle of Songhu started, the Japanese Navy's blasting of the sunken ship blockade at Wusongkou has never stopped. Unfortunately, due to the existence of Wusong Fortress, the small boats sent by the Japanese Navy cannot approach the sunken ship blockade at all.
Not to mention the implementation of explosions, but even so, the Japanese Navy did not give up.
In the evening of that day, before it got dark, two more Japanese gunboats quietly approached under the cover of twilight, intending to carry out underwater blasting on the sunken ship blockade. As a result, before the Japanese gunboats could approach, a flare fired from the Wusong Fortress.
The observation post on the top of the mountain reached the sky above Wusongkou, instantly illuminating the entire Wusongkou as bright as day.
The next moment, the four fortress cannons opened fire at the same time.
After a while, the two Japanese gunboats were hit several times each, and one of them even caught fire. Through the gun team mirror, Ye Ming could clearly see the Japanese sailors putting out the fire on the deck. Unfortunately,
, still failed to sink the two Japanese gunboats, and still allowed them to escape.
In the long period of repeated battles, the little devil also became cunning.
"Damn it, let you come again!" Seeing the two Japanese gunboats escaping hastily, Ye Ming shook his fist fiercely and exhaled a big mouthful of filthy air.
At this time, Deputy Battalion Commander Song Liping walked in and whispered: "Batalion Commander, the order has come down."
Ye Ming's expression immediately changed when he heard this. He came so quickly. Are you about to give up now? He's really reluctant to give up.
Song Liping was also very reluctant to give up. There were so many strong fortresses, and it would be a pity to give them up like this.
At that moment, Song Liping said: "Battalion Commander, why don't you make a call to the regiment headquarters and let our eighth battalion stay here. Let the regiment headquarters leave us enough food and ammunition, so that we can be at Wusong Fortress.
If we hold on for several years, the Japs will never be able to win the position unless hundreds of thousands of them die here!"
"Are you talking in your sleep?" Ye Ming said coldly, "Without the protection of Wusong Town and the urban area behind us, the Japanese heavy field howitzers can easily get around to our back. The back protection of our fortress is not good. How many shots did it take?
Needless to say, resolutely obey the regiment’s orders and evacuate immediately!”
After a pause, Ye Ming asked again: "Has the blasting been arranged?"
"It's been arranged." Song Liping said weakly, "It can be blasted at any time."
"Okay." Ye Ming raised his wrist and looked at the time, and said, "The time is now a quarter past eight. In half an hour, the fortress will be evacuated on time, the entire battalion will evacuate, and the blast will be carried out on time at nine o'clock!"
"Yes!" Song Liping weakly agreed and turned around.
About forty minutes later, a low roar suddenly sounded from the direction of Wusongkou, and immediately after, the ground beneath our feet could be clearly felt trembling throughout Shanghai and the surrounding area of more than ten kilometers.
…
All the Japs in the Twelfth Japs Army Headquarters felt it.
Tada Shun also said that there was an earthquake, and instinctively rushed out of the bungalow that was temporarily used as a lounge, and asked loudly: "What's going on? Is it an earthquake?"
The Japanese staff officers in the nearby war room also ran out of the house.
Iinuma Takazo was also among these Japanese, so he quickly took a few steps forward and came to Tada Shun.
Tada Shun asked again: "Iinuma-kun, did you feel the vibration on the ground just now? Just now."
"Hai!" Takazo Iinuma paused and said, "I feel it. There was a very obvious vibration just now."
"Baga." Shun Tada cursed casually, "There are constant earthquakes in the empire. How come China is like this too?"
However, Iinuma Takazo shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, I thought it was not like an earthquake just now."
"It's not an earthquake?" Tada Shun frowned and said, "Then what is it? Was there a big explosion somewhere? But that's not right. If it was a big explosion, with this intensity, the fire would have shot up into the sky, but look
, where is the fire? There is no fire at all? This should be an earthquake..."
However, before he finished speaking, a communications staff officer hurried over.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" the communications staff officer immediately reported, "The navy is sending an urgent message!"
"Navy? Emergency call?" Jun Tada was stunned when he heard this and said, "Read it!"
"Hai." The communications staff officer paused, unfolded the telegram and read aloud, "Army Twelfth Army: The China Army has just abandoned Wusong Fortress and carried out blasting! From the outside, the main body of Wusong Fortress has been severely damaged. The front
The four fortress guns have also disappeared, the blockade of Wusongkou has been lifted, and our navy is preparing to organize a demolition team again to carry out underwater demolition of the sunken ship blockade overnight. We hope that the army will cooperate. This order."
After the communications officer finished speaking, the scene immediately fell into deathly silence.
The Songhu Independent Regiment actually abandoned Wusong Fortress and carried out blasting?
"Baga, what's going on?" Tada Shun was a little confused.
Iinuma Takazo and the dozen or so combat staff officers from the headquarters also looked at each other in confusion.
At this time, several more communications staff officers hurried over and reported one after another.
"Your Excellency, Commander, the forward observation post reported that all the Chinese troops in Pudong have been evacuated."
"Your Excellency, Commander, the forward observation post reported that all the Chinese troops in Wusong Town have been evacuated!"
"Your Excellency, Commander, the forward observation post reports that all the Chinese troops in Longhua have evacuated their positions!"
"Your Excellency, Commander, the forward observation post reported that the Chinese Army in Zhabei has abandoned its position and fully retracted."
"Your Excellency, Commander, the forward observation post reports that the Chinese Army in Yangshupu is shrinking towards the central area of the concession."
The intelligence from multiple forward observation posts was continuously submitted to the Twelfth Army Headquarters, leaving Tada Shun, Iinuma Takazo and a dozen staff officers overwhelmed.
Shun Tada could not guess the purpose of the Songhu Independent Regiment's move, so he turned to ask Iinuma Takazo: "Iinuma-kun, what do you think of this matter? Why did the Songhu Independent Regiment suddenly abandon the perimeter and send all its troops
Shrunk to the central area of the concession? Is there some kind of ulterior plan hidden behind this by Xu Rui?"
Iinuma Takazo pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, Xu Rui has always been scheming. Every move he makes will not be without a target. There must be a deep meaning behind it. This contraction must also have something."
Picture, if I guessed correctly, this most likely indicates that the Songhu Independent Regiment is about to break through."
Jun Tada frowned and said: "It's not surprising that the Songhu Independent Regiment would choose to break out. In fact, since the three million difficulty evacuation from Shanghai, the Songhu Independent Regiment has lost the confidence to fight a protracted war in Shanghai because they simply cannot
To obtain supplementary manpower and material resources, we cannot last very long with only the reserved materials and existing personnel."
After a pause, Tada Shun continued: "But, what is the internal connection between the contraction and evacuation in front of us?"
"It does matter." Takazo Iinuma said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, Commander, have you forgotten the lessons of Jiading County?"
"Jiading County?" Tada Shun's expression changed and he said in a deep voice, "Iinuma-kun, are you saying that Xu Rui wants to lure the imperial army deep into the urban area of Shanghai by actively shrinking, and then launch a plan to inflict heavy losses on the imperial army?"
"It's very likely that's the case." Takazo Iinuma nodded and said, "The imperial army still needs to be careful."
"Yo Xi." Tada Shun nodded happily, then turned to the adjutant standing behind him, "Order, each division must strictly guard their own defense lines and must not attack without authorization. Those who dare to disobey orders will be severely punished!"
"Hai!" The adjutant nodded solemnly and turned around.
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At this time, in the Broadway Building.
Xu Rui and Leng Tiefeng were like two javelins, thrust straight into the square in front of the building.
After Xu Rui listened for a moment, he turned to Leng Tiefeng and said, "Veteran, did you hear that?"
"I heard it." Leng Tiefeng nodded and said in a deep voice, "There were two, no, three planes flying over the public concession just now, and the roar of the plane's engines didn't sound like a light single-engine fighter jet.
.”
"It's a twin-engine bomber. What's weird is that the bomber flew by but didn't drop any bombs." Xu Rui said coldly, "If I guessed correctly, the ones sitting on these two bombers should be the Japanese bacterial troops.
Maybe now, cholera and plague bacteria have fallen from the sky and scattered on the Huangpu River and Suzhou River."
"What a dog-like little devil." Leng Tiefeng said, "You are so heartless."
"Veteran, believe me." Xu Rui looked up at the night sky and said quietly, "The Japanese will pay the price. The more serious the crimes they committed on the Chinese battlefield, the more severe the price they will pay in the future."
"Old Xu, are you..." Before Leng Tiefeng could finish his words, Di Gua suddenly ran over in a hurry.
"Captain, something bad happened!" Digua reported urgently, "The forward observation post reported that the Japs were not fooled. After several main battalions abandoned their original positions, the Japs did not follow up, but just continued to stay in the original blockade.
line, and continue to adopt a posture of guarding and defending."
Distracted by the sweet potato, Leng Tiefeng immediately forgot about what he had just done.
At that moment, Leng Tiefeng said in a deep voice: "Old Xu, it seems that the little devil has learned his lesson and was not fooled this time. Our previous fire attack arrangements in various districts will be in vain. As a result, breaking out will be a bit troublesome.
"
According to the plan, after the Songhu Independent Regiment shrinks, the Japanese will follow up accordingly. At this time, launching a fire attack will cause enough heavy damage to the Japanese. The Songhu Independent Regiment will take advantage of the situation to counterattack, choose a direction to attack, and it will be easy.
Break through the enemy's defense line, but a plan can always be a plan, not a fact.
The Japanese did not follow Xu Rui's plan.
But this is normal. In Youdao, soldiers are unpredictable and water is unpredictable. Xu Rui is not a god. How could he predict the Japanese's reaction in advance?
